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>> hey, brian. and some new news on the governor's race in georgia. obviously, one of the most closely watched in the country. brian kemp, the republican secretary of state, leading in the poll by one point over stacey abrams. keep in mind though that there is a third candidate here, the libertarian ted metz getting 4%. and why is that so crucial is because georgia is sort of unique among states. they have a runoff provision in governor's races. if neither kemp nor abrams gets 50% in november, if metz gets a few points, keeps them both under 50%, there is a runoff. that runoff would be held on...

Georgia, sort of unique among states. they have a runoff provision in governor's races. if neither kemp nor abrams gets 50% in november, if metz gets a few points, keeps them both under 50%, there is a runoff. and in the race, the intensity, the high interest in it, we may be seeing a bit of a ripple effect in two congressional races in georgia. democrats trying to pick up 23 seats. here's a blast from the past. about a year, year and a half ago, a special election in georgia, the suburbs north of atlanta, ossoff, democrats poured in a lot of money, but he fell short. now, handel, only leading...

States. they have a runoff provision in governor's races. if neither kemp nor abrams gets 50% in november, if metz gets a few points, keeps them both under 50%, there is a runoff. and in the race, the intensity, the high interest in it, we may be seeing a bit of a ripple effect in two congressional races in georgia. democrats trying to pick up 23 seats. here's a blast from the past. about a year, year and a half ago, a special election in georgia, the suburbs north of atlanta, ossoff, democrats poured in a lot of money, but he fell short. now, handel, only leading by four points. this is makin...

Along with jeremy peters. guys, good morning. steve, how can kemp not recuse himself if this goes to a recount? >> the argument he'll make is there is sort of an automatic trigger for a recount. if that happens, the secretary of state's office, he would say we saw chris kobach trying to make this argument earlier on, the secretary of state's office is not nearly as involved in that. it's more of a local matter. but obviously this issue is overtaking this race. the other thing, though, that comes to mind when you put that poll up on the screen, 48-48, the other thing to keep in mind is georgia ...